There are countless game titles that like to add a holiday twist when December comes around. Christmas feels more magical when the worlds you play in are covered in snow and glowing lights. Santa Claus himself is a popular feature. The jolly man in his big red coat can be found in both regular and festive themed games as an NPC.

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There are games where you can play as Santa, climb down chimneys, and ride in a giant sleigh. However, it can be a lot more fun playing as a classic character who has had a festive make-over. Here are some examples of games that let you adopt the classic look of Santa Claus.

5 Hitman

This special event in Hitman is called Holiday Hoarders and will delight fans of the classic Christmas movie, Home Alone. Set in the Paris map, you'll find that it's been given a make-over for the holiday season. Beautifully decorated Christmas trees stand at every corner and piles of gifts can be found scattered around. This map is a pleasure to explore as it has come alive with Christmas cheer.

Your objective is to eliminate Harry and Marv who are sneaking around the palace looking for things to steal. In a way, you're doing your duty as a good citizen and no one should complain if a couple of burglars happen to be mysteriously knocked out. In the meantime, Santa Claus will be magically appearing around the map. If you listen out for the jingling bells you might be able to catch him. Knock him out and take his outfit to become Santa 47. Completing the Holiday Hoarders mission will grant you the prize of your own Santa 47 outfit that you can equip whenever you like.

4 Fall Guys

Players who logged into Fall Guys between the twenty-first of December 2020 and New Years Day received this Santa skin for free. It's a classic red and white Santa coat and hat with the added twist of green gloves and matching mistletoe tucked into his hat.

Players could find this outfit under the name Santa Falls and it certainly meets the jolly image of Santa Clause with a great white beard and almost fluffy looking fur-lined coat. New skins are always welcome when you've worn out those already available and the Santa Falls outfit is especially welcome at such a festive time of year.

3 Animal Crossing

When it comes to Animal Crossing, the Able Sisters have a wide range of clothes for players to dress up in. From casual to extravagant, you can transform yourself into a number of recognizable characters such as Alice In Wonderland and even a wizard. In December, you'll notice some festive additions to their clothing range such as Christmas tree jumpers and dresses in a range of colors.

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It's easy to find yourself dipping in and out of the dressing room to buy one in every color, and who can blame you. With Jingle's visit growing closer and the villagers expressing their excitement about Toy Day, it's natural to want to dress up and celebrate. The most festive outfit of all is the Santa Claus costume. You have to piece together separately the Santa coat, beard, hat, and trousers. Collect them all and you'll be ready to deliver presents to your villagers and bring festive cheer to your island.

2 Grand Theft Auto 5

In the world of GTA 5, the clothing store Ponsonbys holds multiple festive outfits for you to choose from. Take on missions dressed as an elf or a stylish Santa Claus. You can buy the Santa Jacket, Festive pants, black boots, and Red Santa Hat.

This outfit is a lot of fun for playing online with friends and dressing up together in the festive spirit. The people of Los Santos will think Christmas has come early as you drive around dressed as this deliverer of gifts. While everyone else is dressed in basic regular clothes, let them know who's the boss during the holiday season.

1 Super Mario Odyssey

You might already know that, in Super Mario games, you collect coins while playing levels. They're placed for you to grab along the way and a counter is kept for how many you've gotten. In Super Mario Odyssey, there is even more incentive for getting as many of these coins as possible as they act as currency. You can spend your coins on outfits to dress up as a scientist, spaceman, and much more.

For 1,500 coins you can purchase the Santa hat and outfit and get Mario ready for the festive season. This outfit features a classic white beard with matching white eyebrows. Despite this, Mario still has his brown mustache, and yet with his red belted coat and white gloves he is the image of Santa Claus. Using this outfit, Mario fits in on the Snow Kingdom level, which could be imagined as the North Pole. If you like to add some festive cheer to your game in December then it's worth saving up your coins to redeem this outfit.

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